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EP2878142B1 - Setback controls based on out-of-room presence information - Google Patents

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EP2878142B1
EP2878142B1 EP13794973.1A EP13794973A EP2878142B1 EP 2878142 B1 EP2878142 B1 EP 2878142B1 EP 13794973 A EP13794973 A EP 13794973A EP 2878142 B1 EP2878142 B1 EP 2878142B1
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  • the present disclosure relates generally to energy management and security systems, devices, and methods particularly well suited for use in multi-room facilities.
  • multi-room, or multi-suite facilities such as hotels, apartment buildings, office complexes, dormitories, office buildings, classrooms, cruise ships, laboratory facilities, and similar structures is complex and demanding.
  • multi-room facilities including facility security, facility operational efficiency, and facility maintenance, can contribute to high operational costs for the typical facility operator.
  • facility management and maintenance can contribute to high operational costs for the typical facility operator.
  • individual rooms utilize devices/elements such as doors, electronic locks, Do Not Disturb (DND) devices, lights, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), safe, minibar, draperies, maid communication devices, room occupancy detection and communication, and more and all have a potentially high impact on the hotel operation (particularly the operating costs) as well as guest comfort.
  • devices/elements such as doors, electronic locks, Do Not Disturb (DND) devices, lights, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), safe, minibar, draperies, maid communication devices, room occupancy detection and communication, and more and all have a potentially high impact on the hotel operation (particularly the operating costs) as well as guest comfort.
  • HVAC expenses Many building owners, including the owners of apartments, offices and hotels, continue to seek methods to decrease their HVAC expenses.
  • One method to do so is to select minimum and maximum setback temperatures for a room, which require less operation of the room's HVAC equipment, when the room is not occupied. This method requires an accurate occupancy sensor.
  • motion detectors have been used as occupancy sensors in rooms.
  • infrared motion detectors have been used.
  • An infrared motion detector typically measures persons or objects that are both 1) showing a selected surface temperature difference from that of the room and 2) moving at a selected speed.
  • a motion detector as an occupancy sensor does not produce an accurate indication of a room being occupied in situations in which an occupant remains motionless for an extended period of time, such as in sleeping, reading or watching television.
  • the motion detector is also not accurate in rooms in which the geometry of the room includes blind spots to the motion detector such as alcoves or bathrooms.
  • motion detectors may be capable of differentiating between a general state of occupancy associated with a room, but they are incapable of determining a general or specific location of the occupant after the occupant has left the room.
  • the typical multi-room facility operator cannot make use of more efficient energy management techniques and deeper setback controls to save the wasted energy consumption costs associated with an unoccupied room.
  • WO 2011/149600 A2 relates to a system and method for using a mobile electronic device to optimize an energy management system.
  • US 2011/0202185 A1 discloses a zone based energy management system.
  • WO 2011/121299 A1 relates to a building occupancy dependent control system.
  • the present disclosure provides methods, systems, and devices for determining occupancy states of a room, or collection of rooms, based at least in part on a location of a mobile device associated with the room or collection of rooms.
  • the occupancy state of a room or collection of rooms may be determined by analyzing a combination of a door state, motion activity within the room or rooms, and/or a mobile device location. Once a room occupancy state is determined, certain room functions may be controlled to conserve energy.
  • Examples of the present disclosure provide a setback controls system to control the in-room energy consumption based on detecting the location of an occupant in relation to the room. It can be offline (in-room only) or as a part of an online system using online device networks such as those described in US 2008/0089277 A1 to Alexander et al. , and US 2011/0181412 A1 to Alexander et al.
  • components of the setback controls system comprise one or more of an intelligent thermostat module, a motion sensor which may also have some built in intelligence, a mobile device which may have some built-in intelligence, a software system for controlling the transmission of a message between the setback controls system and the mobile device, a software system for controlling the transmission of a message throughout the multi-room facility, and service terminal software for a handheld programmer unit, which may also be referred to as a service terminal.
  • the online system may utilize existing gateways and, if needed, existing routers of a lock network. In some examples , these gateways are outside of the room and receive data wirelessly from several rooms and convert it to network data, usually in the form of a TCP/IP packet.
  • the door lock is adapted to send a wireless message to the thermostat controller each time the door is opened, detailing that it is a door open command, opened by key or from the inside, and if by key sends the user type (guest or staff) and expiration date if it is a guest key.
  • the door lock may also send a message when the door is closed.
  • the mobile device is configured to send a wireless message to the thermostat controller, setback controls system, or other in-room device or near-room device when the mobile device changes location.
  • This change in location may include moving from one position to another inside a room, outside a room, and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, the change in location may be recorded and/or compared to previous location information associated with the mobile device. Among other things, by comparing location positions at different times, the direction of travel of the mobile device may determined. It is an aspect of the present disclosure that location and/or direction of travel may be determined using GPS data, WiFi access point detection, cell tower location and/or combinations thereof in real-time, near-real-time, and/or based on historical data. The location and/or direction of travel may be used to determine the level of setback control to apply to a room or plurality of rooms.
  • the wireless message may be sent by the mobile device automatically or manually.
  • the wireless message may be sent in response to at least one input received.
  • Various inputs may include one or more request, timer, device state (on, off, sleep, energy-saving mode, etc.), mobile device location, and the like. It may be possible to configure the mobile device to refrain from sending this information more than once in a predetermined time period (e.g., 30 second time period).
  • the thermostat controller receives this information and makes determinations of the occupancy of the room.
  • the room When the door is closed and motion has been sensed, the room enters the Occupied State. Additionally or alternatively, when the mobile device is detected as being inside the room, or in-room, the room may enter the Occupied State. In this state, control of the HVAC system, and in the future other energy consuming devices such as the lighting and TV, will be given to the occupant based on the settings of the thermostat.
  • the thermostat controller When the door opens, the thermostat controller will operate based on the set temperature of the unit for a configurable period of time (typically 8 minutes), and will enter or remain in the Unoccupied or Unsold state until a "door closed and motion detected" and/or "mobile device in-room” message is received.
  • the thermostat controller may control the room based on the energy management settings, not the local settings of the thermostat. Additional features may be included to determine response to conditions when the door is left open, based on if it is an interior corridor door or an exterior door.
  • the battery operated devices may also send their battery status information to the thermostat controller.
  • Radio Frequency (RF) door lock the system will monitor the door position using a standard door switch, either wired or wireless.
  • RF Radio Frequency
  • Examples of the present disclosure add the detection of occupants when they use any online devices of the room, such as pressing the buttons of the thermostat, opening or closing the in-room safe or minibar, turning on or off the lights, setting the Do Not Disturb on a separate device or on the door lock. If any of these (or other) devices are used, the setback controls system can determine that a person is inside the controlled space. This feature is especially useful in the event that a mobile device associated with the controlled space belongs to an occupant who has left the space with the mobile device, but other occupants remain in the controlled space. For example, the children of a family may remain in the room of a hotel while the parents attend a party in some other area of the hotel. In this scenario it may not be desired to control the room functions in a setback mode.
  • the state of "door closed", plus any other device being used means the room is occupied.
  • This particular feature is a security alert that can be used in rooms where occupancy determination is present.
  • a motion sensor and online door lock may be employed.
  • an alarm is issued to alert security that an under the door tool may have been used to gain access surreptitiously.
  • This alarm can be sounded in a number of methods, including computer screen, email, SMS, buzzer, etc.
  • DND Do Not Disturb
  • This feature may also be used in a room where occupancy determination is present.
  • a signal is sent to the door lock to enable the DND feature of the lock without the guest having to do anything.
  • a motion only functionality may be utilized whereby occupancy state can be determined without door monitoring.
  • This feature may employ one or more motion sensors and a controller, which may be provided in a thermostat or other central management device.
  • two time intervals may be defined, a daytime interval and a typically shorter nighttime interval, although the daytime interval may be equal to or shorter than the nighttime interval.
  • an energy management system may enter an occupied state for a configurable (customer configuration or administrator configuration) number of minutes, e.g. 15 - 30. Each time motion is detected, the timer is restarted.
  • the energy management system may lock into an occupied state until the daytime interval is reached.
  • a mechanism for turning off a motion sensor (e.g., to save batteries) when occupancy of a room is confirmed.
  • a motion sensor e.g., to save batteries
  • the motion sensor may be turned off until the door has been opened again. By entering this sleep mode, the battery life of the motion sensor will be extended.
  • the setback controls system and/or mobile device are capable of utilizing one or more motion detectors associated with a room, or rooms, to determine the presence of one or more occupants inside a room.
  • the one or more motion detectors may be used alone to determine a state of occupancy associated with a room
  • the present disclosure is directed to the use of mobile devices to provide an accurate room occupancy state and/or occupant location.
  • the mobile device and the one or more motion detectors may be used in combination by the setback controls system in determining a precise location of an occupant inside a room.
  • the energy use and/or energy control of a room may be set to various levels of setback based on the occupancy state of a room and a location of the mobile device associated with the room.
  • a low-level setback may adjust HVAC output by changing the set-point temperature by one or more degrees.
  • a deep-level setback may adjust HVAC output by deactivating the device for a period of time.
  • the setback controls may be adjusted to a low-level setback, a mid-level set-back, or a deep-level setback.
  • a low-level setback may be initiated where the occupant is expected to return (e.g., based on one or more of location, distance from room, and time away from room) in a short amount of time (e.g., 5 minutes or less).
  • the deep-level setback may be initiated when the occupant is not expected to return to a room for a long period of time (e.g., 2 hours or more). It is an aspect of the present disclosure that the mid-level setback may be initiated for any range in between the low-level and deep-level setback.
  • the setback levels and temperatures associated therewith may be defined by a user (e.g., customer or holder of the mobile device) and/or administratively (e.g., by the hotel staff).
  • the hotel administration may define an acceptable range of temperatures for one or all conditions and a user may pick a specific temperature within that range of temperatures. Further still, the user may define these temperatures before check-in, during a mobile check-in, or after they have checked-in.
  • the energy control of a room may be returned to an occupied state upon detecting an approaching location and/or condition associated with the mobile device.
  • the room may be operated in a normal (i.e., non-setback) condition upon detecting that a mobile device is returning to the room.
  • the detection of a mobile device returning to a room may be achieved without detecting presence in the room.
  • adjustments may be made to the room control without negatively affecting the comfort of the occupant.
  • the room may be operated in a deep-level setback while the occupant is away from the room for some time, but if it is detected that the occupant is returning to the room, the HVAC and/or other controls may be returned to the room before the occupant arrives. By the time the occupant arrives at the room, the temperature of the room can be returned to the occupied state temperature, and the entire setback control process would be invisible to the occupant.
  • the setback controls may be operated in accordance with mobile device location.
  • the location and direction of travel of an associated mobile device may be determined by GPS coordinates and data, WiFi access point addresses, and/or Telephony/Cellular location data and/or cell tower use (i.e., Location Information).
  • the mobile device may be equipped with an application that communicates with a setback control system associated with the multi-room facility and/or room. This application may accept requests for position by the setback controls system on a programmed and/or timed basis. For example, an occupant may have a mobile device associated with a room of a multi-room facility. The occupant may decide to leave the room at 9:00 in the morning taking the associated mobile device from the room.
  • the setback controls system may determine to start a timer before requesting a first location of the occupant.
  • the request for occupant location may be sent to the occupant's mobile device.
  • the mobile device accesses its Location Information and sends a message containing at least the occupant's location to the setback controls system for processing.
  • the setback controls system determines to adjust setback levels of the room based on rules (e.g., distance from room, time away from room, anticipated time to return to the room, habit and/or historical data, user preferences, and more).
  • the occupant's direction of travel may be used to adjust the setback controls.
  • the occupant's direction of travel may be determined in a number of ways including but not limited to determining a first location associated with an occupant at a first time, determining a second location associated with the occupant at a second time, comparing the first location of the occupant to the second location of the occupant, and determining whether the second location of the occupant is further away from a specific point of reference (e.g., the room) or closer to the specific point of reference. In the event that the second location is determined to be further from the specific point of reference, then the occupant may be determined to be traveling away from the room.
  • a specific point of reference e.g., the room
  • the second location is closer to the specific point of reference and therefore the occupant may be traveling toward the room. It is not necessary, however, that the specific point of reference be the room or multi-room facility. As long as the specific point of reference is known, the computations for determining direction of travel can be adjusted.
  • specific distances from a specific point of reference may be classified as one or more zones. These zones may be used to initiate a response by the setback controls system. For instance, if the occupant described above has been detected as traveling from one zone to another zone, the setback control system may respond by adjusting the setback controls. Additionally or alternatively, if it is detected that an occupant is located within a certain zone, the setback controls system may determine whether to activate setback or not. In some examples , the setback controls system may use a combination of Location Information and zones to fine tune a process of room control.
  • each of the expressions “at least one of A, B and C”, “at least one of A, B, or C”, “one or more of A, B, and C", “one or more of A, B, or C" and "A, B, and/or C” means A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A, B and C together.
  • automated refers to any process or operation done without material human input when the process or operation is performed. However, a process or operation can be automatic even if performance of the process or operation uses human input, whether material or immaterial, received before performance of the process or operation. Human input is deemed to be material if such input influences how the process or operation will be performed. Human input that consents to the performance of the process or operation is not deemed to be "material.”
  • Non-volatile media includes, for example, NVRAM, or magnetic or optical disks.
  • Volatile media includes dynamic memory, such as main memory.
  • Computer-readable media include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, or any other magnetic medium, magneto-optical medium, a CD-ROM, any other optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, any other physical medium with patterns of holes, a RAM, a PROM, and EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, a solid state medium like a memory card, any other memory chip or cartridge, a carrier wave as described hereinafter, or any other medium from which a computer can read.
  • a digital file attachment to e-mail or other self-contained information archive or set of archives is considered a distribution medium equivalent to a tangible storage medium.
  • the computer-readable media is configured as a database
  • the database may be any type of database, such as relational, hierarchical, object-oriented, and/or the like. Accordingly, the disclosure is considered to include a tangible storage medium or distribution medium and prior art-recognized equivalents and successor media, in which the software implementations of the present disclosure are stored.
  • Examples of the present disclosure are directed toward devices and methods of using such devices in a wireless network. Although well suited for use in systems and methods employing RF communication protocols, such as the ZigBee protocol, examples of the present disclosure may be suitable for use in systems employing other low power consumption communication protocols including, without limitation, wireless USB, Z-Wave, and variations of the ZigBee protocol known and not yet developed.
  • RF communication protocols such as the ZigBee protocol
  • examples of the present disclosure may be suitable for use in systems employing other low power consumption communication protocols including, without limitation, wireless USB, Z-Wave, and variations of the ZigBee protocol known and not yet developed.
  • the multi-room facility 100 includes a plurality of rooms 112a-N.
  • the energy consumption and/or security of such rooms 112a-N may be controlled at an administrative device/control panel 108.
  • the control panel 108 may comprise setback controls logic 120 for implementing the energy management and other features provided herein.
  • the setback controls logic 120 may be provided in the form of instructions stored in computer memory that, when executed by a processor, perform one or more methods described herein.
  • the control panel 108 may be co-located in the same building or complex as the rooms 112. In other examples , the control panel 108 may be remote from the building or complex having the rooms 112.
  • the rooms 112, or more specifically devices within or associated with the rooms 112 may be adapted to communicate with the control panel 108 via a communication network 104.
  • the rooms 112 may be connected directly to the facility communication network 104a while other rooms 112 may be connected to the facility communication network 104a via an intermediate device. Exemplary configurations of such a communication network are described in more detail in US 2008/0089277 A1 .
  • At least one mobile device 124 may be associated with one or more rooms 112. This association may be provided via an active or passive registration process as described herein. It is an aspect of the present disclosure that the mobile device 124 may provide detailed location information to the control panel 108. This location information may be used by the setback controls logic 120 to determine an appropriate energy management control for the room 112 associated with the mobile device 124. Location information may correspond to a position of the mobile device 124 relative to a position of the facility 100 and/or at least one room 112.
  • the location information of a mobile device 124 may be provided via information from one or more of Global Positioning System (GPS) data, WiFi or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) data, cellular data, and/or other features used by mobile devices 124. This data may be obtained by the mobile device 124 accessing one or more communication networks 104a, 104b.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • Several mobile device 124 and smart-phone manufacturers allow access to location services for location-aware applications. Some of these manufacturers provide the ability to deactivate location service permissions for one or more applications installed on a mobile device 124.
  • the mobile device 124 may send location information obtained from at least one of GPS 128, WiFi Access Point 132, and Cell Tower 136 to the control panel 108 where setback controls are managed in accordance with controls logic 120.
  • the mobile device 124 may be located inside a room 112 and/or facility 100. Moreover, the mobile device 124 may communicate with the multi-room facility 100 via a path through an access point 140 and facility communication network 104a and/or via an alternate path through an external communication network 104b and the control panel 108.
  • the access point may be located internal or external to the multi-room facility 100.
  • Fig. 2 depicts further details of the various devices within a room 112 that can be configured to communicate with a centralized management device, such as a setback controls system server 224. More specifically, one or more rooms 112 within a multi-unit facility 100 may be provided with a plurality of devices, some of which communicate with each other and others of which communicate with the setback controls system server 224.
  • a room 112 may comprise a thermostat 204, a motion detector 208 (e.g., an infrared motion detector, an RF device for detecting an RFID being carried by a user, or any other device capable of detecting the presence of one or more persons within a controlled space), and one or more doors each having one or more locks 212.
  • Other types of in-room devices may include a minibar, an in-room safe, a telephone, a clock, a television, a radio, a computer, lights, fans, air conditioning units, heaters, RJ-45 connection port, etc.
  • the thermostat 204 may include a controller 214 for implementing one or more setback control methods described herein.
  • the controller 214 may also be adapted to facilitate communications between the thermostat 204 and the other in-room devices 208, 212 as well as out of room devices, such as a gateway 216 (which is but one example of an intermediate device 116).
  • a gateway 216 may be in communication with a plurality of different rooms 112 via their respective controllers 214.
  • the messages exchanged between the controller 214 and these other devices may be utilized to facilitate efficient and low-cost methods for managing the room 112.
  • a gateway 216 may comprise a controller for a plurality of rooms 112. Is some examples , control functionality may be split between multiple in-room and/or out-of-room devices.
  • the controller 214 may also be adapted to send messages, such as control messages, to in-room devices and/or mobile devices 124.
  • the controller 214 may implement an automated DND feature whereby the controller 214 sends a message (cither via a wired or wireless communication medium) to one or both of the doors/locks 212 instructing the doors/locks 212 to enter the DND mode when the room 112 is occupied. It should be noted that this particular feature may be user configurable and, once configured, easily and automatically executed by the controller 214.
  • the controller 214 may implement battery saving features by sending messages to various in-room devices, such as the motion detector 208, instructing the motion detector to enter a sleep mode until activity is detected at one of the doors/locks 212.
  • the controller 214 may be configured to send a message to an associated mobile device 124 regarding setback control decisions.
  • the controller 214 may also be adapted to send periodic status messages as well as messages reporting any in-room or room-related events (e.g., door messages, motion messages, occupied states, temperatures, runtime calculations, alarms, maintenance intervals, etc. ) to the gateway 216.
  • the gateway 216 is then configured to generate a message for transmission to the setback controls system server 224 and/or the mobile device 124 via the facility Local Area Network (LAN) 220.
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • the communication network between the gateway 216 and setback controls system server 224 is depicted as a LAN 220, any other type of communication network or collection of communication networks may also be employed without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
  • a WAN, cellular network, SMS network, CDMA network, TCP/IP network, or any other type of communication network may be used in addition to or in lieu of the LAN 220.
  • the controller 214 may also be capable of performing traditional thermostat functions, such as controlling HVAC operations.
  • the thermostat 204 may be connected to an HVAC system via a wired or wireless communication medium.
  • the operation of the HVAC system may be managed by the controller 214 based on inputs received at the controller from the various in-room devices as well as based on instructions received from the setback controls system server 224.
  • the thermostat 204 may be the only device provided with the controller 214 and, therefore, may be the device responsible for coordinating the communications within the room 112 and throughout the facility 100.
  • the controller 214 may be provided in the motion detector 208 or one of the doors/locks 212.
  • two or more devices within or associated with a room 112 may be provided with a controller 214.
  • the multiple controllers 214 may be configured to share the controlling responsibilities as well as facilitate communications. Multiple controllers 214 may also be useful in situations where it is desirable to avoid a single point of failure.
  • a first controller 214 in the room 112 may be the primary controller 214 responsible for performing all controlling activities and a second controller 214 in the room 112 may be the room's backup controller that is only activated when the primary controller 214 has a failure or otherwise becomes unable to perform its controlling duties.
  • one or more mobile devices 124 associated with the room 112 may be provided with a controller 214.
  • the facility 300 includes a plurality of rooms 112a-N.
  • one or more mobile devices 124a-b may be associated with one or more of the rooms 112.
  • These mobile devices 124a-b may provide location information to the facility 300 that can be used by the setback controls system server 224 and/or setback controls logic 120 (see Fig. 1 ) to determine an energy management scheme, including a setback control, of one or more rooms 112.
  • a mobile device 124 may provide location information by sending a message to at least one administrative device 108, 224 associated with the facility 300 for setback control interpretation.
  • the message may contain general or specific location information of the mobile device 124.
  • a room 112 may have varying levels of energy setback that are at least partially dependent on the time that an occupant may be away from the room 112. A deeper setback level may be employed when an occupant is not expected to return to the room 112 for a longer period of time.
  • lower levels of setback may be employed if it is determined that an occupant may return to the room 112 in a shorter period of time.
  • the time that an occupant is away from the room 112 may be determined at least from a general distance that the mobile device 124 has traveled from the facility 300 and/or room 112.
  • the general distances may be established by the use of one or more zones 308a-N as described herein.
  • the message may indicate a direction of travel, and even rate of travel, associated with the mobile device 124.
  • the location information associated with a mobile device 124 may be obtained from one or more location points 312a-c. It is anticipated that the one or more location points 312 may include at least one GPS satellite 128, WiFi access point 132, cellular tower 136, equivalents thereof, and the like.
  • the location of a mobile device 124 may be provided by one or more methods using trilateration, physical device address, device Internet Protocol (IP) address, triangulation, and other location determination techniques.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • an administrative device 108, 224 may request location information messages from a mobile device 124 and/or receive location information messages from a registered mobile device 124.
  • the administrative device 108, 224 may initiate the request via one or more programmed conditions. For instance, a request may be sent from the administrative device 108, 224 in the event that a door/lock 212 and/or motion detector 208 signal of a room 112 is detected. This request may be made to verify the location of the mobile device 124 associated with the occupant in accordance with rules.
  • an alarm and/or security notification may be sent to a third party, another device, the occupant, the mobile device 124, and/or combinations thereof.
  • the administrative device 108, 224 may send one or more location information request based on a timer. This request timer may be initiated by the administrative device 108, 224, a third party, some other device, and/or the mobile device 124. In some instances, the request timer, may be initiated when the mobile device 124 leaves a room 112.
  • the mobile device 124 may send location information messages to the administrative device 108 without requiring a request from the administrative device 108, 224.
  • a mobile device 124 may send location information to the administrative device 108, 224 after a message timer has elapsed.
  • the message timer may be initiated when the mobile device 124 leaves a room 112.
  • the mobile device 124 may send one or more location information messages upon determining that the mobile device 124 has entered into and/or passed by a specific zone 308.
  • Determining the location of the mobile device 124 and/or the zone 308 location of the mobile device 124 may be achieved via use of location points 312.
  • the mobile device 124 may include a location application that is configured to monitor and/or track location at various time intervals.
  • the location application is configured to have access to one or more of GPS, WiFi, and Cellular features associated with the mobile device 124.
  • the location application may run in the background of other applications and operating systems that are a part of the mobile device 124. It is anticipated that the location application is capable of using one or more of the location information features to determine location of the mobile device 124 at any given time.
  • the mobile device 124 may use GPS features to request a position by using location points 312, which may be one or more GPS satellites, to retrieve global coordinates associated with of the mobile device 124. Additionally or alternatively, the mobile device 124 may utilize WiFi access points to determine position, where the access points are represented by the location points 312 in Fig. 3 . By detecting the IP address of one or more WiFi access points, the mobile device 124, in conjunction with a Geo-IP location database (e.g., IP address map lookup service), can determine a general or specific location of the mobile device 124. Similarly, cell tower data may be used by the location application to determine the mobile device 124 location. Refined location information may be gathered by the location application utilizing the signal strength of location points 312, multiple location services, and the like.
  • Geo-IP location database e.g., IP address map lookup service
  • a direction of travel 316, 320, and even rate of travel, associated with the mobile device 124 may be determined from multiple location information samples taken at different times.
  • the direction of travel 316, 320 may be determined by the location application and/or the administrative device 108, 224 using location information from the mobile device 124.
  • a first location information of a mobile device 124 may be determined at a first time
  • a second location information of the mobile device 124 may be determined at a second time
  • the first location information may be compared to the second location information, and based on the comparison a direction of travel 316, 320 may be determined. If the first location and the second location is the same, the samples may be taken again after a period of time has passed. This sampling period may be configured to increase or decrease depending on rules.
  • the direction of travel 316, 320 may be determined by detecting a change in zone 308 from one time to another.
  • mobile device 124a may be associated with a first room 112a of the multi-room facility 300. Moreover, the mobile device 124a may be moving in a direction away 320a from the multi-room facility 300.
  • a first location information determination (L1) may be made at a first point in time (T1).
  • a second location information determination (L2) may be made at a second point in time (T2). Comparing L1 to L2, can provide a general direction of travel 316, 320 of the mobile device 124. For instance, the direction of travel 316, 320 of a mobile device 124 can be measured to and/or from the multi-room facility 300.
  • the location (L0) of the multi-room facility 300 is known and can be used in the comparison of L1 to L2.
  • L2 is a greater distance away from L0 than L1, so the mobile device 124 can be determined to be moving in a direction away 320a from the multi-room facility 300. It is anticipated that a number of calculations may be used to determine direction of travel 316, 320 of a mobile device 124.
  • the rate of travel of a mobile device 124 may also be determined using the location information and sampling period described above.
  • the difference between L1 and L2 measured as an absolute distance (D) may be divided by the time (T) between location information determination points (T2-T1) to provide an average rate of travel associated with the mobile device 124.
  • the measurements of direction and rate may be determined using alternative methods.
  • the rate of travel, and even location, of the mobile device 124 may be used by the administrative device 108, 224 in determining the timing associated with various setback controls.
  • the transmission of location and/or tracking information sent between a mobile device 124 and an administrative device 108, 224 may be secured to prevent unintended uses beyond those disclosed herein.
  • the messages sent between the mobile device 124 and any other device may be encrypted.
  • the data, if intercepted may only provide a location of a mobile device 124 and a unique identifier associated with the mobile device 124.
  • the unique identifier may be coded to a memory location in memory associated with the multi-room facility 300 where occupant data may only be obtained when the memory location of the unique identifier is referenced by the administrative device 108, 224. This unique identifier may be assigned by the location application and/or the administrative device 108, 224 of the multi-room facility 300 upon registration and/or installation of the location application.
  • FIG. 4 a flow diagram depicting a method of determining a location of at least one mobile device 124 in controlling room 112 settings is shown in accordance with examples of the present disclosure.
  • the method begins by registering a mobile device 124 with the setback controls system server 224 (step 404) of a multi-room facility 300.
  • Registration may be achieved by installing at least one application (e.g., location application) on the mobile device 124.
  • the at least one application may include software to determine an identification of the mobile device 124 and associate that identification with one or more assets of the multi-room facility 300 such as a room 112. It is an aspect of the present disclosure that the software may associate the mobile device 124 by a unique identifier generated by the mobile device 124 and/or administrative device 108, 224. Additionally or alternatively, the registration of the mobile device 124 may be achieved by registering the mobile device 124 with a location services server of the multi-room facility 300.
  • the location services server may utilize one or more of an email, phone number, and device ID associated with the mobile device 124.
  • the location services server may be a part of the setback controls system server 224 and/or the administrative device 108. It is anticipated that the registration of a mobile device 124 may be programmed to expire after a preset period of time. Additionally or alternatively, the registration of a mobile device 124 may be revoked by administrative policy, override, and/or misuse.
  • the method continues by determining the physical location of the registered mobile device 124 (step 408).
  • the location of the mobile device 124 may be determined by one or more of GPS, WiFi, and Cellular data. Additionally or alternatively, the mobile device 124 may be detected by devices that are part of the multi-room facility 300 including but not limited to a door/lock 212, gateway 216, facility LAN 220, setback controls system server 224, and combinations thereof.
  • the mobile device 124 may be detected inside a room 112 of a multi-room facility 300 (step 412).
  • different setback controls may be initiated if the mobile device 124 is found in an unassociated room 112 versus if the mobile device 124 is detected in an associated (and registered) room 112.
  • a room 112 may be operated in a setback condition if the mobile device 124 is determined to be in an unassociated room 112.
  • the conditions that govern these setback controls may be stored as rules that can be accessed by the setback controls system server 224 (step 420).
  • the rules may determine to delay setback for the room 112 until it has been established that the mobile device 124 is outside of the room 112.
  • rules may direct the setback controls system server 224 to delay a given time period before determining the location of the mobile device 124 again. These rules may be stored locally and/or remotely from the multi-room facility 300.
  • the method continues by determining setback controls for the room 112 (step 416).
  • the setback controls may be initiated or adjusted based on the location of the mobile device 124 from the room 112. It is an aspect of the present disclosure that specific distances locations, and/or zones that represent a distance, or set of distances, from a known point (e.g., the multi-room facility 300) may be used to initiate and/or adjust setback controls. For example, a mobile device 124 may be determined to be in a zone that is closest to the facility 300 and, as a result, the setback controls may be returned to an occupied (or non-setback) state. Alternatively, the mobile device 124 may be determined to be in a zone furthest from the facility 300 and, as a result, the setback controls may be configured to operate in a deep-level setback condition.
  • the setback controls may be initiated or adjusted based on calendar events stored in an application on the mobile device 124.
  • the facility 300 and/or location application may be granted permissions to check calendar information used by the mobile device 124.
  • This calendar information may be stored locally or remotely from the mobile device 124.
  • the setback controls system server 224 may make use of calendar data to initiate, adjust, and/or terminate setback controls for a room 112.
  • the calendar information may be accessed and features associated with one or more events on the calendar may be recorded. For instance, the calendar may be examined to determine if an event occurs within a twenty-four hour period.
  • a timer may be initiated to recheck the calendar information for new events in a specific time period. This recheck may be initiated by detecting that the user of a mobile device 124 is entering data into a calendar application on the mobile device 124.
  • the setback controls may be initiated or adjusted based on a state associated with the mobile device 124. For instance if there is no response from the associated device 124, it may be assumed that the device 124 has lost power, signal, or both. In this scenario, the setback controls may be adjusted to a minimum (i.e., not deep-level) setback.
  • the setback controls may be initiated, adjusted, or terminated based on input received from the mobile device 124.
  • This input may be provided manually, via an operator or occupant associated with the mobile device 124. Alternatively or additionally, the input may be provided automatically in response to conditions. These conditions may include default settings, timers, state of the mobile device 124 and the like.
  • the administrative device 108, 224 of a facility 300 may send a message to the mobile device 124 corresponding to information about the control of energy associated with the room 112.
  • the administrative device 108, 224 may send a message, in response to a condition, that the room 112 associated with the mobile device 124 is about to be operated in a deep-level, or unoccupied, setback state.
  • the condition may be related to one or more of mobile device 124 physical location, mobile device 124 state, timer, administrative request, facility 300 state, operator, or occupant request, and the like.
  • the mobile device 124 may be presented with options to control the setback level. In this case, the options may appear as "Ignore,” "Accept,” or "Deny.” If the operator, or occupant, selects the "Ignore" option, the administrative device 108, 224 may proceed according to rules and even initiate deep-level setback.
  • the rules may be such that an "Ignore” input causes the administrative device 108, 224 to resend the control option message.
  • an "Ignore” selection may initiate a timer before initiating deep-level setback in this case.
  • An “Accept” selection may perform similarly to the "Ignore” selection behavior.
  • the administrative device 108, 224 may respond by ceasing to initiate deep-level setback controls. It is anticipated that a timer may be started to resend the setback control message after a period of time. In some cases, the operator may initiate the setback controls without a message from the administrative device 108, 224. In some examples , no option may be selected, in which case, the administrative device 108, 224 continues according to rules.
  • the method may continue by determining the location of the mobile device 124 after a period of time. This period of time may be increased or decreased depending on one or more of the time of day (e.g., night v. day), state of the device 124 (e.g., on, off, no signal), state of the multi-room facility 300 (fire, emergency, power outage, etc.), and status of the mobile device 124 association with the facility 300.
  • time of day e.g., night v. day
  • state of the device 124 e.g., on, off, no signal
  • state of the multi-room facility 300 fire, emergency, power outage, etc.
  • Fig. 5 is a flow diagram depicting a method of providing setback controls based on the location, direction of travel, and rate of travel of a mobile device 124 in accordance with examples of the present disclosure.
  • the method begins by determining the location, direction, and/or rate of travel of the mobile device 124 (step 504). In some examples , this determination may involve making multiple location information queries, or samples, at different time intervals. It is anticipated that the accuracy of travel direction and/or rate of travel of the mobile device 124 may be increased by increasing the number of samples taken. Furthermore, the time intervals between samples may be decreased to yield accurate and even instantaneous information associated with the mobile device 124.
  • the direction of travel must be evaluated in relation to the room 112 and/or multi-room facility 300 (step 508) based on two or more location information determinations made at step 504.
  • the mobile device 124 may be stationary, traveling toward, or traveling away from the room 112. For example, it may be determined that a first location information determination is identical, or near identical, to a second location information determination. In this scenario, it may be presumed that the mobile device 124 is stationary (step 506). As a result of this determination, the setback controls may be maintained in their current state.
  • the time periods between determinations of the location information such as location, direction of travel and/or rate of travel of the mobile device 124 may be affected based on rules (step 510).
  • a timer may be included that expresses a period of time that must pass or expire before subsequent determinations of location information can be made. In some situations, the timer may be set to "zero," or no time, to facilitate an immediate subsequent location information determination. Exemplary rules that direct timer state may include variably delaying subsequent determination based on device 124 location.
  • the method continues at step 512 by determining whether the mobile device 124 is in an immediate zone, or distance, from the room 112.
  • One or more immediate zones may be preset to include areas close to (e.g., within one mile of) the room 112 and/or facility 300. These zones may be associated with different rules to govern the level of setback that may be modified by the setback controls system server 224 and/or setback controls logic 120 (step 516). For instance, the closest immediate zone may be associated with a rule that ensures a room 112 is operating in a non-setback condition.
  • the rule when a mobile device 124 enters the closest immediate zone, the rule will direct that the room 112 is operating at non-setback levels of control. It is anticipated that the rules, zones, and distances may be programmed, configured, and even changed for each facility 300.
  • the mobile device 124 may be determined to be located outside of the immediate zone, but may still be travelling toward the room 112. The method continues in this instance by estimating the time of arrival (ETA) for the mobile device 124 associate with the room 112 (step 520).
  • the ETA may be based on an average distance traveled over a given time period, thus yielding an average rate of travel. Additionally or alternatively, the ETA may be based on instantaneous rates of travel and/or location (e.g., using multiple location determinations over shorter periods of time).
  • the number of location information determinations, or sampling rate may be set for each zone and/or increased as the mobile device 124 approaches the room 112 and/or multi-room facility 300.
  • the sampling rate of a mobile device 124 located in a third zone 308c may be equal to one sample every five minutes. If the device 124 is located in the second zone 308b, the sampling rate may be one sample per minute.
  • a device 124 in the first zone 308a may report location information at a sampling rate of three samples per minute. This sampling rate may be adjusted depending on rules and/or the rate of travel associated with a device 124. For instance, it may be determined that a device 124 is approaching the second zone 308b from the third zone 308c at a rate of speed that, when extrapolated, places the device 124 to arrive in the first zone 308a in less than a minute. In this case, the sampling rate may be dynamically and/or automatically increased to, among other things, report greater location information accuracy of the device 124.
  • the setback controls can be coordinated with this ETA and ensure that the arrival of the occupant coincides with the normal operating settings, including temperatures, of the room 112 (step 524).
  • these setback controls may be adjusted by rule and zone. For example, a mobile device 124 traveling from a third zone 308c to a second zone 308b may prompt the system to adjust the setback controls from a deep-level setback to a mid-level setback. Similar to the sampling rate, the setback controls by zone may be adjusted dynamically based on updated ETA and/or location information.
  • the method continues at step 528 by determining whether the mobile device 124 is in an outer zone of distance from the room 112.
  • One or more outer zones may be preset to include areas at greater distances (e.g., one or more miles) from the room 112 and/or facility 300. These zones may be associated with different rules to govern the level of setback that may be modified by the setback controls system server 224 and/or setback controls logic 120 (step 532).
  • the farthest outer zone may be associated with a rule that ensures a room 112 is operating in a deep-level setback condition. As such, when a mobile device 124 enters the farthest outer zone, the rule will direct that the room 112 is operating at a deep-level setback.
  • the setback controls associated with that room 112 may be adjusted based on rules (step 536).
  • the rules may direct the setback controls to maintain, adjust, and/or deactivate controls associated with a room 112. Furthermore, the rules may be based on data received from the mobile device 124 including but not limited to direction of travel, rate of travel, location, zone, and/or combinations thereof.
  • the method may continue by repeating the method from step 504. Additionally or alternatively, the method may continue by passing through a possible timer based on rules at step 510. It is anticipated that the timer may be included to set a period of time that must pass or expire before subsequent determinations of location information can be made. In some situations, the timer may be set to "zero," or no time, to facilitate an immediate subsequent location information determination. As previously stated, exemplary rules that direct timer state may include variably delaying subsequent determination based on device 124 location.
  • the present disclosure in various examples , includes components, methods, processes, systems and/or apparatus substantially as depicted and described herein, including various examples , subcombinations, and subsets thereof. Those of skill in the art will understand how to make and use the present disclosure after understanding the present disclosure.
  • the present disclosure in various examples , includes providing devices and processes in the absence of items not depicted and/or described herein or in various examples hereof, including in the absence of such items as may have been used in previous devices or processes, e.g., for improving performance, achieving ease and ⁇ or reducing cost of implementation.
  • the systems, methods and protocols of this disclosure can be implemented on a special purpose computer, a programmed microprocessor or microcontroller and peripheral integrated circuit element(s), an ASIC or other integrated circuit, a digital signal processor, a hard-wired electronic or logic circuit such as discrete element circuit, a programmable logic device such as PLD, PLA, FPGA, PAL, a communications device, such as a phone, any comparable means, or the like.
  • a special purpose computer a programmed microprocessor or microcontroller and peripheral integrated circuit element(s), an ASIC or other integrated circuit, a digital signal processor, a hard-wired electronic or logic circuit such as discrete element circuit, a programmable logic device such as PLD, PLA, FPGA, PAL, a communications device, such as a phone, any comparable means, or the like.
  • any device capable of implementing a state machine that is in turn capable of implementing the methodology illustrated herein can be used to implement the various communication methods, protocols and techniques according to this disclosure.

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